Let's Start Some Holy Fires

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How about we start liking some holy fires across America for the light a fire with your host biblical scholar and cultural commentator Dr. Michael Brown your voice for more personality and spiritual clarity: 866-34-TRUTH to get on the line of fire and now there's your host Dr. Michael Brown fresh that's what I'm here to do from the boys for moral sanity and spiritual clarity.

Michael Brown delighted to have this time with you and ready to encourage you in infused with faith and truth and courage. We need courage today.

We need faith today many trees today and that's what we have in God. Every thing we need is found in him every resource all the wisdom all the connections all the finances all the favor. All the methods everything we need is found in him and that's what we point all attention to Jesus the Lord your somebody call if you want to weigh in on the conversation today or if you'd like to ask me any question about anything that's on your mind. Take some calls. Random later in the show. 86634878486634. Truth is the number to call over the weekend as I was spending a lot of time before the Lord, my heart was freshly stirred about a theme that has been burning in me for more than 20 years, namely the theme of Jesus revolution by which I mean Jesus radically changes us and it is we are changed we have a life-changing impact on the world around us. Jesus was not just a religious teacher but he was a revolutionary, not in worldly terms, not fighting violence with violence, not fighting hatred with hatred, not trying to overthrow the earthly government.

He was a much more radical, revolutionary, fighting with weapons of love and self-sacrifice in the cross and the power of the spirit and divine truth, but she taught us to pray your kingdom come. That is a revolutionary prayer. What because it means that the earthly kingdoms will ultimately be supplanted by his kingdom enemies that every day as we preach the gospel to the lost.

As we seek to make disciples. As we seek to live his disciples every single day. We are living as revolutionaries advancing another kingdom. That's why the gospel is is such a threat to totalitarian regimes as they want the total allegiance of their people and they want their kingdom to be dominant and we are preaching another kingdom.

Remember the accusation against Paul and his friends in acts of 17 chapters in Thessalonica, troublemakers brought false accusations against but they said these are the ones that are subverting the world. They are turning the world upside down.

The famous addiction of the King James that their terminal accident and there preaching another Lord Jesus rather than Caesar is Lord there.

Remember, if you lived in ancient Rome. The Emperor was worshiped as God. And you needed to profess your allegiance to Caesar is Lord. Christians could not do that they would honor Caesar they would give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar that would give Jerome up along to role there would be exemplary citizens in terms of being law-abiding with good families paying their taxes etc. by their ultimate allegiance was to Jesus, and this was output in such a way that they were preaching the competing kingdom. There is truth to it. There was also to they were not troublemakers.

They were not teaching people to hate Caesar rebel against Caesar, but they were saying one word. Only Jesus so we also are called have revolutionary impact in the world not by being troublemakers, not by being agitators in the flesh, the Carlson's not by physically setting cities on fire but we should be setting cities on fire with the gospel, spiritually speaking, we should be igniting a firestorm of transformation through the gospel. And as we stand for truth, and as we stand against the darkness and let our light shine.

There will be competition. We will be hated. We will not be the ones taking up the sword but the sword will be taken up against us, we will be hated and rejected and reviled that will naturally happen to us as followers of Jesus, as we are bridge builders and peacemakers will be accused of being troublemakers but but here's the thing.

We cannot just sit back in our lovely Christian corner and have our beautiful services and our lovely devotions at home and try to keep ourselves out of trouble and keep our kids away from bad influences. We can't just do that. We are called to go. We are called to speak. We are called to act. We are called to be difference makers and that's why I say let's go light some holy fires across the nation. See what you mean, say, again, I do not mean physical confrontation. I do not mean violence God forbid, I do not mean being agitators, and following the footsteps say of NT for the exact opposite. But the gospel is incendiary. See these things are so superficial, so fleshly, so ineffective to scream in the streets you burn the building down that that's is so childish. However, when you stand for truth when you swim against the tide.

When you go against the grain. When you risk your reputation your career to do what's right. When you refuse to play games with darkness and shy brother instead old then then were making a difference and that's how change came in the early church, not by dominance, not by taking over, not by wielding a sword by serving and loving speaking the truth being sacrificial and and operating in the power spirit. That's how lives were changed.

Now let me remind you of the world in which we live today and then let me tell you exactly what I mean by lighting some holy fires. This is from MTV's VMA awards. The gate is raunchy and fleshly and carnal and even demonic is anything you could imagine on major TV so this is a gentleman named Billy Eichler and he's talking about a new movie that he wants everyone to support I'm playing this clip just so you can hear the crowd realize the millions of people watching this on TV and get a feel for how many in our society are thinking these days with with some of you know me is really on the street right so I never heard Billy Eicher before the clip that are so yesterday I don't know who Billy on the street is, however, millions of people know who he is. Millions of young people know who he is. Know who Billy on the street is in there with him. They are cheering him on. The culture has shifted dramatically.

The Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, those that that voted rightly ruled rightly in key issues in recent years.

They are the homophobes. They are of the past so this is the reality more of the same of the church is and is not going to cut it if it did you say that yesterday yes and the day before that they maybe not in so many words, but I've been saying it over and over for many many many many years.

I look, I know things in my own life and I want to see change.

For example, it was overweight wanted to see change their get rid of some unhealthy habits would be a chocoholic and stuff. I tried the same thing for years and years and years and years and years in Gibraltar is different this on Vesta self-deception.

It's only when I made radical revolutionary changes with God's help with Nancy's help that my life was dramatically transposing the same of the church all tomorrow. We did it tomorrow won't be any different exercises only get worse.

So the real Jesus, I've been hearing that for over 50 years and he hasn't come yet. He has a return yet which means let's do what we are called to do while we are here okay this is the world in which we live today.

I say these things not to attack those who identify as LGBT Q Jesus died for them work if that's you, for you the same as me to share the same blood where all created in God's image. All fall at all beating the Redeemer.

I'm simply illustrating the degree to which our society has shifted so look look at look at this. This is just from an article that I saw online, a 10-year-old child.

The world's youngest transgender model lives with her transgender mother and her mother's trance partner and is set to undergo surgery and 816 reversible surgery absolutely is again presumably she's on, blockers.

The onset of puberty already which will have a lifelong effect on her. We really get a 10-year-old child.

The world's youngest transgender model lives with her transgender mother and her mother's trance partner in the center of neurosurgery succeed.

Just think, perhaps, possibly could be that this young lady is confuse that this 10-year-old girl is as confused as she is because of the environment in which she has lived or been raised or what she has been exposed to. This is the madness of our society. This is the insanity of our world and the world is not holding back the world is full out aggressive start for us as God's people to not hold back, but not to fight the way the world fights to do what God's given us to do but let's talk about this we come back. How can you, how can I like a holy fire in the world in which we live in the places that God is given us spheres of influence can we do attack a come back to light a fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown got on the line of fire by calling 866-34-TRUTH here again is Dr. Michael Brown Brown delighted to be with you if you like to chat with me as we change the subject's little later in the show. Give me a call 866-348-7884, often thoroughly juice Thursday we get tonnage usually calls Friday. Thomas can often be flooded. So we try to open the phones for random calls of the times of the week as well. 8664 truth. Have you signed up yet for our Israel trip May 2023 not hype think seating really is limited. We have a cutoff point as to how many were bringing along with us so you haven't signed up yet, go to the website Esther Brown.org SK DR Brown.org check out the info. There also you can still get an advance copy of the political seduction of the church assigned number copy from the first printing at our website, but I think we we extend that offer to the end of this week and I think that's it so go to Esther to Brown.org same website.

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Okay so I'm always praying about God opening new doors for us to reach more people got enabling us to have a greater impact on more people asking him to sharpen the words that I speak to deep in the words that I speak to make me more and more like his son to empower me more and more by his spirit and to amplify this voice more and more across the nation across the world.

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I'm thankful for reply form that I have but it's a constant prayer because the bird then be is very intense that the Lord would be glorified as people edify in the nation and the nations shaken for the glory of God. Ultimately Israel saved suburban with that day and night. However however what I am responsible for right now is the platforms that I have the open doors that I have the spheres of influence that I have that's that's what I'm responsible for. That's what lies before me. That's what I have opportunity to to use Jesus as if your faith a little, then you'll be trusted with much if your faith with earthly riches, then he'll trust it was spiritual riches of your faith with that which belongs to someone else held in trust you with that which belongs to yourself that's all found in Luke the 16th chapter, so I'm very conscious of that and it's a question I asked myself okay with the spheres of influence. I have the schools right teach the doors that we have a radio, TV platforms, relevant social media materials that we have out.

How can I for his glory have the greatest impact. What cannot. What can I do in these fears the people that I know are so you may have a sphere of influence. That's 10 times bigger than me were 10 times smaller that's that's all the material that the material is always faithful to what we have so what must speak of lighting a holy fire. Let me give a quick example art making example, one player clip for you that this group will identify itself at the end of the clip but spotted this on twitter yesterday and it it's concerned citizens speaking out about some of the cultural med slits with there is a war on children in America. The war on biology a war on innocence schools are forcing elementary school children to share bathrooms and locker rooms with the opposite sex. There encouraging students to question if there really boys or girls, all while hiding from parents so-called health organizations are promoting experimental dangerous and irreversible drugs and surgeries for minors puberty blockers and cross sex hormones.

Drugs never approved for this use. Leaving young children sterile infertile and sexually undeveloped for life. They remove healthy breasts and genitals all in the name of radical gender ideology. Millions of common sense Americans know this is wrong. They know it is dangerous they know is crazy. The work more on our children. The far left assault on our you stop the madness stop insanity paid for by citizens for sanity right so I don't know anything about this group.

Beyond that one tweet that one video that I saw that I listen to, but that's an example of someone or group say let's start a holy fire let's raise our voices so how can you start a holy fire if you just try again I'm not talking about setting the city on fire physically talk about lighting spiritual fires on talking about getting truth that I'm talking about agitating for righteousness rather than fleshly carnal provocative agitation which produces no good fruit so can you do it in your community. Is there an issue you can stand up for it is, is there a need that you can meet as a restatement that you can make it is, is there a stand of some kind that that you can take what can you do to bring about positive change to start a conversation. Maybe you're in school maybe are in college. Maybe you're in high school.

What can you do. Is it wearing something is bringing a Bible with you.

Is it sharing your faith is. Is it right asking so what have you read this.

Have you watch that what you think of this here, it could be as simple as sharing maybe a written article and you really agree with it. Sharing social media so if I do, yeah, if you do there will be some consequences because not everyone is going agree with it was just of interviewing one family member on social media and other people to see it and I can liken may be little controversy you're not sharing for the sake of controversy are staring at for the sake of truth. You sharing it to get light shining in darkness. Maybe it's maybe it's a matter of of of your congregation doing some open-air preaching and just drawing more attention to Jesus. Or maybe it's there for righteousness. Or maybe it's funny on how you can get involved in in front of an abortion clinic in inner-city and make a difference. Starting holy fires blog blog about something that the society is confused but you believe there is simple biblical truth to a given example given example something came up the other day. I don't remember exactly what provoke is is a trace back our I remembered the process but I was in prayer and I just wanted to post something very simple on Facebook.

Write a statement that I've made endless times over the decades and I just said this when it comes to same-sex relationships. There are many who argue that as long as the people are in a committed monogamous relationship then it is finding God's side.

That of course is ridiculous since the union itself, both physical and emotional, is sinful in God's sight and doing the same sinful thing with the same person a committed relationship does it make it holy. Right. That's like saying that as long as the adulterous cup was now a committed monogamous relationship. The relationship is blessed by God. Not so may the Lord deliver us from deception.

So, pretty simple, right, nothing that almost any of you this, they could not have written yourselves and others. You agree with the vast majority missing agree with every word. There and you can find your way of saying it but this is pretty simple, right well since I posted it. What August 26 04 days ago 6:11 PM so almost 4 full days ago.

It reached on our Facebook page Esther to run it reached over hundred 11,000 people.

It had more more than 18,000 engagements through the people liking it or commenting and sharing it over 6.2 thousand minute reactions of 1.4 thousand comments so that that's healthy response to some that we post but it was just a simple truth just a simple truth.

I saw this this meme and thought last night. It's a picture from Mike, no, 1950s husband-wife in their home in front of a fireplace holding hands.

She's an addressees in a jacket and tie. There is little girl, a cute little dress and she's looking in the bassinet with little baby and across across the pictures as right wing extremist this what success works. Yeah, get married, have kids love Jesus.

That's now considered right wing extremist so I I just I know, I just posted that on her Facebook page right since I did this was not even 24 hours, yet it's reached almost 140,000 people had over 21,000 engagements and on and on. What simple is just something simple to make a point and look at what stirs nothing mean-spirited and I'm not attacking other people.

It's not a political attack meme rhyme mocking someone know so and on the sink. Do it the way I'm doing under sink. For example, most of us have social media. Most of us can share something to make a statement a Bible for about a Bible verse famous Australian football player rugby player. Israel fell out, lost his job for me. Big career very very popular. One of the greatest players in his nation's history. First posting that the Bible says this quote in verse so drunkards need to repent homosexual practice going sexually group at this news report with the Scripture. First Corinthians 6. This quoted Scripture, the uproar over minimum legal suits and back-and-forth, etc. so I am not saying try to provoke people to anger just get people mad. That's the flash that's carnality I'm saying let's get with the Lord said what can I do I own a business at this influence the teaching the school I'm in school I live in this neighborhood among social media. What can I do the light holy fire and starts barking conversation thought the can lead to people waking up to reality, truth eliminate everything that her own prayer prayer prayer. I light a fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown got on the line of fire by calling 866-34-TRUTH here again is Dr. Michael Brown on the line for be sure you're getting our email updates and announcements of new resources among coming to your area, to minister you that it asked Dr. Brown